SAXMUNDHAM
WAR MEMORIAL

The
Saxmundham war memorial is in the form of two white, marble, plaques
containing 40 names of those who died in World War 1 and 13 in World
War 2. The original memorial was unveiled 13th May 1923 by Major-General
Sir Ronald Lane. Further faculty was granted on 20th October 1947 for
the Second World War section. Details appeared in the East Anglian Daily
Times 15th May 1923.

TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR

1914-1918

ABBOTT

Hines
William

Private
33995, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 13/10/1917. Age
25. Son of William Hines of Saxmundham and the late Harriet Hines.
Buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery.
See also Liverpool Street
Station, London.

BACKHOUSE

Henry
Edward

MM.
Company Sergeant Major 319998, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died 12/10/1917. Born at Kensington. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial

BALLS

Harry
Lewis

Private
200701, 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 01/05/1918.
Age 21. Son of Harry and Caroline Balls of The Lodge, Saxmundham.
Buried at Esquelbecq Military Cemetery

BATLEY

Charles

Private
PW/6380, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Died 24/12/1916. Age
41. Son of John and Mary Batley of Cransford, husband of Alice May
of Badingham, resident of Saxmundham. Buried at St Sever Cemetery
Extension, Rouen. Shown on memorial as Private E A Batley

CADY

Sidney
George

Private
27214, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 30/07/1916. Born
at Kelsale, resident of Saxmundham. Commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial

CHAPMAN

Albert

Private
38158, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 15/09/1918.
Age 20. Son of Mr H C and Mrs A M Chapman of Chapel Road, Saxmundham.
Buried at the Savy British Cemetery

COOPER

Bertie
Charles

Sapper
495390, "L" Signal Battalion, Royal Engineers. Died 23/12/1919.
Age 28. Son of George Frederick and Mary Ann Cooper of Saxmundham,
husband of Lizzie Kate Cooper of 3 Chapel Terrace, Saxmundham. Buried
at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille

Sergeant
116766, 102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
Died 04/12/1919. Age 33. Son of Arthur William and Ellen Kerridge
of Market Street, Wymond Lane, Norfolk, husband of Gertrude S Kerridge
of 131 15th Street West, North Vancouver. Buried at Vancouver (Mountain
View) Cemetery. Sergeant Kerridge was awarded the French Medal of
Honour

LAST

Basil
William

Regimental
Sergeant Major 320648, 15th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 02/11/1918.
Age 23. Son of Henry and Sarah Last of Bigby's Corner, Saxmundham.
Buried at Don Communal Cemetery, Annoeullin

LEE

Horace
Edgar

Private
14923, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 03/03/1917. Age 24.
Son of Walter and Esther Ruth Lee of 9 St Nicholas Street, Ipswich.
Buried at Saxmundham (St John The Baptist) Churchyard. Private Lee’s
death is recorded at Southampton

LEEDER

William
George

Private
58665, 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 07/11/1918.
Age 19. Son of George John and Julia Leeder of Gordon Terrace, Sudbury.
Buried at Saxmundham Congregational Chapelyard. Private Leeder’s
death was recorded at Halstead, Essex.
See also Liverpool Street
Station, London.

MARTIN

Fred

Rifleman
471295, 2nd/12th Battalion, London Regiment (The Rangers). Died
08/06/1917. Age 25. Son of John Charles Martin of Garden Cottage,
Saxmundham. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial See also Liverpool
Street Station, London

ORFORD

Frederick
Gerald

Private
44100, 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 12/1/1916. Age 23.
Son of Mrs J J Orford of London House, High Street, Saxmundham.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial

Private
52200, "B" Company, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died
07/06/1917. Age 28. Son of William Alfred Poole of 15 Fairfield
Road, Saxmundham, husband of the late Eliza Poole. Buried at Dickebusch
New Military Cemetery Extension

Second
Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 11/03/1915. Age
29. Son of William Benjamin and Emily Row of Saxmundham. Buried
at Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue

ROW

John
Eric

Second
Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 29/10/1916. Age
24. Son of William Benjamin and Emily Row of North Lodge, Saxmundham.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial

SALTER

Arthur
Alfred

Private
G/95345, 2nd/2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died
11/08/1918. Age 28. Son of Frederick William and Fanny Salter of
Fairfield Road, Saxmundham. Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery,
Wimille

SHIPP

Charles
John

Private
42757, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died 17/04/1918.
Age 27. Son of William Shipp of 5 North View, Rendham Road, Saxmundham.
born Sternfield. Buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery

SHIPP

William
Francis

Private
28314, 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 23/10/1917. Born in,
and resident of, Sternfield. Buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery.
Private Shipp is also commemorated on the Sternfield War Memorial

SPALDING

Charles
Frederick

Corporal
7560, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 14/10/1914. Born in
Saxmundham. Buried at Khartoum War Cemetery

[Listed
on CWGC as Charles Percival] Lance Corporal 55772, 17th Battalion,
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 03/07/1918. Age 22.
Born Leiston, Suffolk, enlisted Ipswich. Son of George and Eliza
A. Steward of South View, Saxmundham. Formerly 20469, Norfolk Regiment.
Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery. See also Leiston

TILLET

Reginald

Private
12500, 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 03/07/1916. Age 23.
Son of Mrs R A Tillett of 5 Fairfield Road, Saxmundham. Commemorated
on the Thiepval Memorial

WARD

Henry
George

Private
75119, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 21/03/1918. Age 19.
Son of Thomas William and Rosaline Ward of Northcote, Albion Street,
Saxmundham. Buried at The Huts Cemetery

WARD

William
Thomas

Private
242, 4th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Died 19/11/1919.
Age 47. Resident of Saxmundham. Buried at Saxmundham Congregational
Chapelyard. Private Ward’s death is recorded at London City

WELHAM

Clifford
John

MM.
Private 473141, 88th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.
Died 23/11/1917. Age 21. Son of Mr and Mrs J Welham of Station Road,
Saxmundham. Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery,
Manancourt

WOODARD

Louis

Private
3/9008. 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 09/08/1916. Age 25.
Son of John Woodard of Chantry Road, Saxmundham. Commemorated on
the Thiepval Memorial. Private Woodard is also commemorated on the
Leiston War Memorial

TO
THE HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL
IN THE WAR 1939-1945

ATKINSON

Michael
Firth

Lieutenant,
Royal Navy. HMS Somali. Died 24/09/1942. Age 30. Son of George Leslie
and Margaret Atkinson. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

On
20th September 1942, while escorting convoy PQ-18 near Iceland,
HMS Somali was hit by a torpedo fired by U-703. Extensive damage
was caused and most of her crew were taken off, although 80 remained.
HMS Ashanti took HMS Somali in tow. By the evening of the 23/24
September, HMS Ashanti had, considering the damage to HMS Somali,
achieved a remarkable towing distance of 420 miles, but in the middle
of a snow storm, the tow-rope broke, HMS Somali split into two and
sank almost immediately, with the loss of the remaining crew on
board

By
1944, the aircrew of 9 Squadron specialised in the dropping of large
bombs on specific target (including the 12,000lb Tallboy bomb) using
Lancaster bombers. Sgt Bedwell is also commemorated on the Leiston
War Memorial

BLAKE

Alfred
Douglas

Private
5828241, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 21/09/1944. Age 25.
Son of Ernest and Alice Blake. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial

BLAKE

Eric
Frank

Gunner
1137279, 72 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 18/01/1943.
Age 19. Son of Ernest and Emily Blake of Saxmundham. Buried at Medjez-El-Bab
War Cemetery

BLAKE

William
George

Private
5828252, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 28/08/1943. Age 25.
Son of Ernest and Alice Blake of Saxmundham. Buried at Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand

BLOOMFIELD

Alfred
Ernest

Lance
Bombardier 953133, 67 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 24/07/1942.
Age 23. Son of Ernest James Bloomfield and Sarah Ann Bloomfield
of Saxmundham. Buried at Benghazi War Cemetery

BROCK

John
William

Lance
Corporal 5826561, 13th Battalion, The King’s Regiment (Liverpool).
Died 12/05/1944. Age 27. Son of William and Isobel Maude Brock of
Saxmundham. Buried at Rangoon War Cemetery

COOK

Jack

Driver
T/6030301, 463 Water Tank Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died
02/03/1944. Age 38. Son of Jack and Grace Cook, husband of Dorothy
Alice Cook of Saxmundham. Buried at Brookwood Cemetery. Driver Cook’s
death was recorded at Chichester

GOOCH

Derrick
George

Lieutenant
299630,297 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Died 02/11/1944. Age 20. Son of Wilfred George and Florence Isabel
Victoria Gooch of Rushmere St Andrew. born Lowestoft. Buried at
Zaamslag General Cemetery

HILL

Arthur
Charles Copinger

Major
73407, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 20/07/1944. Age 29.
Son of Charles Copinger Hill and Ethel Mary Geraldine Hill of Saxmundham.
Commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial

HOWARD

Jack
Clarence

Gunner
1735559, 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
19/12/1943. Age 37. Son of Charles and Caroline Louise Howard of
Saxmundham. Buried at Jakarta War Cemetery

PEARCE

Leonard
Stanley

Private
5828233, 2nd Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Died 21/09/1944.
Age 24. Son of Stanley Francis and Edith May Pearce of Saxmundham.
Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial

SMITH

Arthur
William

Believed
to be Corporal 5828234, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died 09/02/1942. Age 22. Son of Frederick and Esther Mary Smith
of Saxmundham. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial